Telegram-herald., 1887-07-26
WORKING FOR WATER
ire SPECIAL COMMITTEES RepoRT-
txsAtsaossly la fsVer al faf5sios tee River
Above ths ssfdisfs' 1saas annual re
pert of the ssssrd 81 Pebble Works
Last Ntsbs,s Couasll aasetiaS


rules we're suspended aud the sepori Of he
COMMITTEES OF Thirteen on ths water suppiy
question WAS received. The COMMITTEES re
ported that reports had been submitted 10y
the following experts. J. H. Cool, f9iedo,
John r. Ward. Jersey nty Howard haf-
phs, Philadrlphis TIE COMMITTEES re-
ported that there wzs great harmony
among the experts IDEAS on the subject,
that they were united in the opinion tnat
il Wss doubtful whether Il wss possible 10
obtain q requisite supply Of spnnG of
efouud water a. meet the requirements T. oi TIE
clty-sGid supply being estimated al io.oN-
oo0 gallons daily. After quolinr tron Tie
reports oi the experts the Coiniattiee says
with an une Isccseo unan unity your COM
nliitee agree ia reCoNuIttl tl,liug the use Of
the river water, 10 DC taken 0ut above the
Soldiers Home, with such devices for stor-
aye. suhsidenos and purihcstiOn as are
familiar 10 al gsod hydraulic engineers,
sDd with which neither yosr COMMITTEES
nor the general pablic are sufficiently
familiar 10 adv or i3tslligeDi criticism.
lonT Committee reports the
opinion, heretofore expressed 10 Tie
Council, that is not advisable 10 sell the
water works on tae b1s,s OF sny proposal
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thst the Board Of Public Works be instruct
ed 10 employ J. ID. Cook 70 perfect plans for
the utilization Of the water Of Grand River,
10 the end that AT az early day the question
Of borrowing the necessary money De sub
mltted 10 the people
Aid. Psniiind moved that the report be ao-
cepted and printed. isld on the table for
one week, aud the committee dischsrged
carried
John Grya peiitioned for the position OF
lsnitor of the city hall q. {. C0mstock and
one hundred aud nlpety-two others asked
that }. W. Boynton ne granted franchise
Tor a street railroad CD Kent. Walbfldss
| aud Tsylor streets, referred TO the aldermen
Of the 4'h and 9th wards Chss. A. Reed,
| park committee protested against bis un-
ceremonious dismissal. placed on fiie hc-
| counts 10 the amount OF so.eol.sl were re-
ported correct by the comptroller and order
ed paid.
The city attorney presented lengthy re-
| port on the subject Of renovation cf saloon
| licenses for violations ia which me stated
| that the council bad the power
| 10 delegate TO the Police Couri judge the
right OF revocation. although II Lad not
the power OF revocation, itself. and recon-
mended that the ordinance be 30 amended
| that il shall specify The cause or causes Jor
| which the license may be revoked. provide
! for an opportunity 20 the party implicated
/ 10 be hesrd in his defense. that the reyOca-
| ton of the license may be n part Of the
( penalty imposed by the court CD the con-
f, yictiOn of the offender oi al oflense which
| the ordinance provides shall be cause for
| Tevocation this being The safest and best
way 10 dispose of the matter. placing il IN
1 the hands Of the conff 10 act In the light Of
the testimony before him ia each case and
in view of all the circumstances surround
| ing the case, which mitigate or sggravAle
! Tie ofIense and disposes Of the whole
| business in one proceeding. In
closing his report, City Attorney Ransom
| saId: "lf person wilfuiiy and nsbiiually
! violates The law and ordinances OF the city
| governing the bnsiuess he is licensed 10 do,
his license ought TO be revoked IN the manner
| provided bv law. and / know OF no other
| wav in which it can be more certainly.
swiftly and properly done than in the man
| ner proposed" The report was accepted
and the Committee on Ordinances in
| structed 10 present TO the Council the
! amendments necessary 10 the ordinance
! giving this power Of revocation 10 the Po-
| lice Count judge.
The Board Of Public Works presented
their annual report Tor the year ending
! April -. lss7, IS f0lluws Total re-
ceipts from water works, S.3.0s4z5. or
| 500 - Jess than last year which
decrease IN receipts u attributable % month
~ instead o. quarterly readnet Of meters.
! The net earnings for the year re Si3.-
05467. OF $5.s5S.sO less than for the previ-
Gus wear About l23.0c90e0 more gallon
OF water were pumped al The works THIS
year than last exclusive OF the pumping
that wss done in the winter from the canal
This increase in the amoaut OF water
pumped repreeents an additional sx-
pen over las; wear of : 40 g.
As the increased number of ser.
vices is bat ninety. IL il plain o. 10
seen that the excess IN The amount Of water
pumped has 20 a large extent bee wasted.
which waste may be largely attributed to
leaky wood pipe The cost Of repairs on
iron pipe during the year aggregate g.
202 Il, exceeding that item last wear bv 81 .
S35e8, most Of which wHs eyDend.
ed ON the large inlet pipe lesd.
ing from the settling basin 10 the
pump house The coti OF repairs on the
Wykon pipe for the year was s. Oh G5 being
an excess over last year Of sii3.y4 The fe
pairs on pump logs Tor the year aggregate
/ S5t70I. exceeding cost Of previous wear hv
SE55I. The Board recommended the -
iavi8g st - early = day a. possible. II ihf
wood pipe With iron. There was expended
| in Improving and caring for the sBppls
| tiesks Sa0I es being an excess n SIS 4
| over last vesr expfnoed on hydfaf I,
/ $7a042. an excess o. S53i @1 largely OWNS
20 changing Iowrv 80 post hvdrsnfs. IN
closing the report tie Board say ''Tte dif
iefent phases Of the unsolved problem OF
ne~ wstef supply presented during Ia
year. must be 70 familiar 10 vOur bonorsbl'
body ard the general public. that 20 ussfu
purpose osn be served by presenting tbeu
here. IL ir very important thst -isfinii,
ard frei eaurIusion be rescbed Of ar esrli
day. Tee progress of work on The nev
/ City Hall during tie pssi yesf has bee,
/ very slow tiie csuseF ~ the UNLOCKED g.
delay have been beyond fie power ~ fh'
Board 10 remedy. At ihe present time mof'
sasisfacfo-y pr0Erens is being nasde and ~
sre warranted in toe vpdnign tbsi ths build
ine msy b fully cosupetei iu Deem Ter
, The COMMITTEES oD etresis reported fxr
. ora5lv on the ptfiign - Peter blsrier en-.
, others asking foF the grading 81 Webster
| ave. from hsftb front-si.. vssi 70 tfA
. O. A " ~ railroad trafk Alderman
. fregue objected 70 80 psssags of the rsp0r
! A. & would Be 81 injury ~ The Kent Taf1i
fure Cornpanv. Alderman stersrf gyt *
cited and cbarrsG tllsf Aid. Crsgue VS. 20.
anxious g. Hshpof his bHzoo and that
be could sbo~ ANY valid reason why tf
!. report shouid not be adopted be veui
-'s1v the oysters Tor the crowd Alder
man Crsgnts sy.ion T. lsy or the tsbi
. xss lust. aud fhe report and recommends
: ton ii ths com nmIttes vas edog,ted
. The COMMITTEES On Gains aDd dcoouri
Reported on tbe Adsiph ileiteit hl o
t3175 which bes been before the C,ounc|
fef several months TIE report shove.
tsaf four post csps valued ., s. were :
/ 4 ldermsn BrsnneTs home. snc the C11a
rniftes o0r0fae-i.iea lssi ths bffl - ~
hr tl3errsn BrenusT Alderman Rrrnre
: srr8zinea that - hsa fae rfsf oeps ?
hares for ssfs EeeIarr ard esq
, f "fn ka~ Wien TIE fkunder came "a 81
CON nsiffees were chsngeS I'D ~ -
: If proper - ooT0e - fhe Gcu4 n